Paper 2 Flashcards
What is the functional group of alcohols?
-OH
What is the general formula of alcohols?
CnH2n+1OH
What are the properties of alcohols?
Flammable - can undergo complete combustion
Soluble - solution will have a neutral PH
Oxidised to form Carboxylic acid with (potassium dichromate (VI) and heat)
What happens when we oxidise an alcohol?
A carboxylic acid is formed
Potassium Dichromate (VI) is required and heat
What is the colour change of oxidation of alcohol using potassium dichromate (VI)
Potassium Dichromate (VI) turns from orange to green
What are the 3 ways alcohol can be oxidised?
Using an oxidising agent (potassium dichromate VI) in dilute sulfuric acid
Microbial oxidation - Carboxylic acid is produced as a by product as they use alcohol as their energy source
Combustion
What are the uses of alcohols?
Used as fuel
As solvents in industry
State two ways to produce ethanol?
Conditions
Ethen + steam: - Addition reaction
Phosphoric acid catalysts
300 degrees
60-70 atm pressure
Fermentation of glucose by yeast: - Anaerobic respiration
Requires yeast
30-40 degrees
Anaerobic conditions
Chemical equation for production of ethanol through hydration?
C2H4 + H20 -> C2H5OH
Chemical equation for production of ethanol through fermnetation?
C6H12O6 -> C2H5OH + CO2
Advantages and disadvantages of production of ethanol through hydration?
Pros:
No waste products - efficient
Cheap process
Cons:
Ethene is made from crude oil which is a finite resource
Advantages and disadvantages of production of ethanol through fermentation?
Pros:
Glucose is a renewable resource
Yeast are easy to grow
Cons:
Process is relatively slow
Ethanol is weak and not pure so has to be distilled and purified
Functional group of Carboxylic acid?
-COOH
Are carboxylic acids strong or weak acids?
What does that mean?
Weak acids - they don’t fully ionise.
All the carboxylic acids don’t all release their hydrogen ions
What happens when carboxylic acids react with metal carbonates?
Salt (magnesium ethanoate) + Water + Carbon Dioxide
What happens when carboxylic acids react with metals?
Salt + Hydrogen
How are carboxylic acids made?
By oxidising an alcohol
What are carboxylic acids used for?
Ethanoic acid is dissolved in water to make vinegar:
This is used for flavourings and preserving foods
What is the functional group of an ester?
Where is it found?
-COO- functional group found in the middle of the molecule
Alcohol + Carboxylic acid (with an acid catalyst) ->
Ester + water
How do we name an ester?
Alcohol forms the first part and acid forms the second part
eg. Methyl Propanoate
Characteristics of esters?
Pleasant smells (Sweet or fruity)
Volatile (Evaporate easily)
How do we make an ester? Method
Use ethyl ethanoate?
Ethanoic acid + Ethanol
- Add a few drops of concentrated sulfuric acid to a boiling tube using a dropping pipette
- Add 10 drops of ethanoic acid
- Add an equal volume of ethanol
- Place boiling tube, in a beaker of water, on a tripod.
- Heat till the water boils and then allow to cool
- Once it’s cool pour the mixture into a test tube of sodium carbonate solution and mix
- Layer of ester should form on the top (sweet smell)
Why does water form when an alcohol and carboxylic acid react?
As the carboxylic acid loses the -OH from its -COOH functional group
And the alcohol lose the H from its -OH functional group
These combine to form H2O
How are polyesters formed?
Using a diol and dicarboxylic acid
What does the dicarboxylic acid lose and diol lose to form a polyester?
Dicarboxylic acid loses - OH
Diol loses - H
How do you name polyesters?
Ester in brackets and add poly to the outside.
eg. Poly(Ethyl ethanoate)
How are some polyesters disposed of?
There are some polyesters that can biodegrade - these are called biopolyesters.
Bacteria and microorganisms can break down the ester links
They don’t stay in landfill forever and this therefore reduces the pollutant effect.
What is a dimer?
Two monomers combined
What goes in the pipette and what goes in the burette during a titration?
Known concentration goes in the pipette and unknown in the burette
Steps of an acid - alkali titration when you’re trying to find the concentration of acid?
- Using a pipette add 25cm3 of alkali to a clean conical flask
- Add a few drops of phenolphthalein to the conical flask and place it on a white tile (easier to see colour change)
- Fill the burette with acid below eye level (don’t want to be looking into the acid if it spills) and note the starting volume at eye level.
- Slowly add the acid drop by drop, swirling the conical flask to mix.
- Stop adding the acid when there is a colour change - the acid has neutralised the alkali
- Note final acid in burette and calculate how much acid was added.
- Repeat titration until you get concordant results - they are within 0.1 of each other.
- Use the concordant results to calculate the mean volume of acid required to neutralise the alkali
Why do we swirl the conical flask when doing titration?
So the mixture is evenly distributed to ensure the colour change occurs as soon as the titration occurs as soon as the neutralisation takes place.